The sire of boom youngster Disraeli has found a new home amongst the greyhound stud ranks.

Andy Palmer, the former dual Bendigo 545m track record holder has been placed in the astute hands of leading Victorian studmaster Bob Douglas, who stood Bombastic Shiraz at the height of his popularity.

It’s not common that someone trains a greyhound to win two feature race wins with the first dog they train. But this was precisely the case for Tasmanian trainer, Susan Gittus. After learning the tricks of trade from her father, Susan has been able to enjoy more than her fair share of success.

“It is fantastic to have consistent top grade performers, Feraro Tiger, Feraro Jet, Exalted, Jumbo Elm and Always Believe are probably the most consistent top grade performers I’ve had through my kennel”

Like all great triumphs through the ages, the stage has been set, the players are known and greyhound racing fans have another six sleepless nights before one of the most anticipated clashes in recent history will take place at the Wentworth Park thunderdome.

Miss Elly Mint vs El Galo. New South Wales vs Victoria. The glamour girl of New South Wales greyhound racing and perpetual record breaker versus the hottest property on the track right now, the seven time group winning bad boy of Australian greyhound racing.

Through sheer weight of numbers Primo Uno has taken an early lead in the AGRA Sire Rankings for January 2009, just ahead of Hallucinate** who had a stellar January with Lilley Criminal and Fedex both scoring group wins.

Betty’s Angel was due to whelp today, but a recent ultrasound revealed she wasn’t carrying any “little angels” – a term of endearment for the highly anticipated litter considering each pup would have commanded a $20,000 price tag.Continue reading Betty’s Angel Misses To Spiral Nakita

A failure in one of two frozen semen storage devices at Bendigo’s McIvor Road Vet Clinic has caused panic amongst Australian studmasters and breeders. The AGRA licensed storage facilty, had a storage canister fail last Wednesday 9th April 2008. That failure meant that over 100 valuable straws of frozen semen defrosted rendering the semen worthless.

A spokesperson for McIvor Road Vet Clinic said that the error was discovered late Wednesday afternoon. They state that since that time they have been working closely with the AGRA, who register and track all frozen semen in the country; to “identify each frozen semen straw and its registered owners”. Continue reading McIvor Road Meltdown Causes Frozen Panic

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